Atlético recovers its identity in its talismanic garden in Pamplona

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Atlético started their League, that of 14 games that has been set as a challenge, with an accurate blow, the fourth in four visits, in the heart of Osasuna.

scribbled

another big door in Pamplona.

He unsheathed his hammer on

to close the storm.

slingshot

to shoot the spirits (0-3).

And the rojiblancos ended up lightening much of the heavy load they brought from Madrid.

It was his first victory away from the Metropolitan in almost three months.

May it be the triumph that triggers his definitive catharsis, time will tell.

Atlético must think, and

must be convinced , that there is no better potion for any of its ills than coming face to face with Osasuna.

Since he took out the colors in 2014 (3-0), on the way to that red and white League, that red tone is a talisman for the people of Madrid.

The eighth victory in as many games, essential to regain spirits and self-esteem, with the Champions League and with Cristiano Ronaldo on the prowl, started in the right boot of

, another guy who likes the climate of the capital of Navarra wonderfully .

That's where the wound opened three days ago began to heal, on that delirious late night before the colista.

And that to Atlético the initial argument wanted to sound.

The dawn in El Sadar was like that nightmare in Granada, only this time, both fortune, with a shot to the rival's post, and

, with the occasional clearance far from orthodoxy, but as valid and as useful as the Others were on his side.

Joao's face lit up when he saw the ball approaching, after a poor clearance by Sergio

, and he had no choice but to draw his cannon to beat a friendly goal: five goals in three games in Pamplona.

The local goalkeeper protested some mistake by Luis Suárez in the corner kick dispute, but neither

nor the VAR noticed anything fraudulent.

Simeone's start staged the weight off him that had been removed with that whip.

But Osasuna, in the image and likeness of

's nerve in the band, was nonconformist and cheerful offensively.

Torró's tentacles in the spinal cord swept away all the balls that passed by.

And

gave off a good part of the fire on the right side that the cool after-dinner table at El Sadar required.

Not much less were the rojillos inferior.

On the contrary.

header that

's shoulder (or whatever it was)

added a dose of poison that almost made it lethal.

's long and pointed shoe

, but the Slovenian goalkeeper crawled to deny the tie.

stayed

in the locker room as a precaution, after going almost urgently from bed to the pitch, due to the covid.

showed up again

, signaled after a red card against Getafe that, fortunately for his team, did not cause any damage.

The Brazilian got tired of repelling high balls.

That was always one of his main virtues.

The genius of Suarez

And Osasuna, robust, cheerful and brave, took out his cards in search of a timba that ended up being a matter of cunning.

Also quality.

Also punching.

All of this was combined in Atlético's blue cocktail shaker.

The locals hoped to damage (again) the red and white defense in a corner kick and ended up seeing themselves lying in the gutter.

It only took two touches for the current champions.

One, from the surgeon

, millimetric, discovered

60 meters from the goal.

The other, from the Uruguayan gunboat, with his left foot, the least good, undressed Herrera, who was galloping back to his goal, and forced Simeone to put his hands to his head.

They are flashes that only geniuses have.

This one, the Uruguayan, in addition, had not indulged in a whim of this caliber for a long time.

Two caresses to save 100 meters.

Two caresses to recompose a spirit that arrived at low minimums in Pamplona.

A spirit so battered after falling to Levante that even the cupola went down to the training pitch, since the ticket to the next Champions League is vital for the rojiblanco pocket.

Osasuna remained firm in its efforts until the end, but Atlético, at last, showed their courage to once again keep a clean sheet.

Simeone didn't even need to use

, already back after his injury.

Yes,

did , who returned to respond to the challenge with dynamite.

It was the epitaph of a landslide that clarifies many of the cloudy red and white ideas.

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